HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.014-05RESOLUTION NO. ~
(SERIES OF 2005)
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND GRANTING A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR APPROPRIATION ($100,000.00) FROM THE OPEN SPACE FUND
TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF COZY POINT SOUTH (AS A CO-APPLICANT
IN A GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO GRANT).
WHEREAS, a meeting held on February 8, 2005, between the Aspen City Council and
the Open Space and Trails Board provided direction to the Board regarding land
acquisitions for the area referred to as the Entrance to Aspen, and
WHEREAS, the Entrance to Aspen land acquisitions consist of the 129-acre Cozy Point
South property and the 35-acre Aspen Mass parcel, and
WHEREAS, City Council directed staff and the Open Space and Trails Board to pursue
an option for preservation of these properties in which the City of Aspen would purchase
Aspen Mass and Pitkin County would purchase Cozy Point South, and
WHEREAS, Pitkin County explored the potential for assistance on the purchase of Cozy
Point South from Great Outdoors Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails and the City of Aspen formally
submitted a grant application on March 1, 2005, requesting the amount of $750,000 for
the acquisition of Cozy Point South, and
WHEREAS, Pitkin County formally requested that the City of Aspen contribute
$100,000 in funds for the purchase of the property, and
WHEREAS, in a meeting with City Council and the City Open Space and Trails Board,
held March 1, 2005, the Council approved the allocation of $100,000 out of the Open
Space Fund for the purchase of Cozy Point South as a co-applicant for a Great Outdoors
Colorado Grant, and
WHEREAS, the Open Space and Trails Board is in strong support of the request, and
WHEREAS, negotiations on the final funding scenario for the Entrance to Aspen
acquisitions will be moving forward on March 15th at a joint work session with the
BOCC, and
WHEREAS, the Open Space Board and City staff are formally requesting and
recommending that City Council appropriate $100,000 for the Cozy Point South
acquisition, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Snowmass Village agrees to contribute $50,000 towards the
acquisition of Cozy Point South, and
WHEREAS, the appropriation will be in the best interests of the City and will not affect
the Board's ability to contribute to or purchase other properties previously identified for
acquisition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
That the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, hereby approves and grants the appropriation
of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the Open Space Fund towards the
purchase of Cozy Point South (as a co-applicant in a Great Outdoors Colorado grant).
Dated this [~ day of March, 2005.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a
tree and accurate copy of the resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held on March/~_, 2005.
Kathryn S. Koeh~City Clerk